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How effective are the opening chapters of "Cold Mountain"? Comment on: Characters, Language, Narrative/structural devices, Setting, Themes and Symbols The first two chapters of the novel are effective in establishing the basis of the story in terms of the plot (including setting), the main characters and any other characters that affect them and themes which will be continued and developed throughout the novel. During this essay I will discuss how each of these factors makes the first chapters effective. The first few pages effectively establish the setting of Inman's story. By describing Inman's daily routine we can clearly see how and where Inman has been living the past weeks of his life allowing the reader to build up a picture of the setting. Frazier does not simply describe how the ward looks in a long descriptive passage, instead, details about the conditions and appearance of the hospital ward are included only when...

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